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Cirrhosis |
Cirrhosis (Primary Biliary); Cirrhosis of the Liver; Liver Cirrhosis |
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcoholism and hepatitis C, and was the 12th leading cause of death in the United States in 2000.[1] Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and is associated with a poor quality of life, increased risk of infections, and a poor long term outco ...
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Cirrhosis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/
- American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/index.html
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- Alcohol Alert #42. Alcohol and the Liver (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Alcoholic Hepatitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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